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Campus group wins $25,000 for hosting high school robotics competition

A UC Berkeley engineering student group won $25,000 earlier this month in a competition where Zipcar paired with the Ford Motor Company to hold a contest that awards a total of $300,000 among student organizations at qualified schools.
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A UC Berkeley engineering student group won $25,000 earlier this month in a competition where Zipcar paired with the Ford Motor Company to hold a contest that awards a total of $300,000 among student organizations at qualified schools.

A UC Berkeley engineering student group won $25,000 earlier this month for reaching out to underprivileged high schools and promoting education in science, technology and engineering. Read More…

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New car-sharing service Wheelz rolls into Berkeley

After a successful start at Stanford University, the car-sharing service Wheelz began operations at UC Berkeley Monday, with more plans to expand in the future. Like the popular car-share service Zipcar, which recently headed a $13.7 million investment into the new startup, Wheelz lets patrons pay to rent cars by Read More…